Stories from August 2015
Slideshow: Beach morning, marsh afternoon, and starry night for these geology students

Friday, August 28, 2015 12:00 pm

From beach to marsh, geology students did faculty-guided thesis fieldwork in and around the Bates–Morse Mountain Conservation Area, with time for play, too.

Campus Construction Update: Aug. 28, 2015

Friday, August 28, 2015 11:54 am

"My mantra has been, 'Summer is coming,'" laughs Chris Streifel, project manager for two new dorms being built for Bates. Of course, he means summer 2016.

‘Community and connection’ are what’s in store for the arriving Class of 2019 on Aug. 31

Friday, August 28, 2015 11:38 am

After Opening Day on Aug. 31, the journey of becoming a bona fide Bates College student begins with Orientation.

Bates announces seven faculty promotions, including four tenure decisions

Thursday, August 27, 2015 3:24 pm

Recent faculty promotions at Bates include four professors earning tenure and three being named full professor.

Bed, Bates, and beyond as mattresses head to Aroostook County to help others

Friday, August 21, 2015 9:09 am

Bates swapped out hundreds of student mattresses over the summer. That means some Maine families might soon be sleeping better.

Summer Student Work: Paige Guevarra ’18 gets to the heart of glass as geology assistant

Friday, August 21, 2015 8:15 am

Here’s what it is like to spend the summer as a funded research assistant in a Bates geology lab.

Summer Student Work: Joaquin Espinosa ’16 helps startups help the world

Monday, August 17, 2015 10:00 am

Espinosa had a Bates-funded Purposeful Work internship at 1776, a global incubator and seed fund founded in 2013 and based in Washington, D.C.

Physics professor Travis Gould nets $473,000 grant to develop new microscope

Friday, August 14, 2015 11:57 am

Gould’s is the latest significant grant awarded to Bates faculty who are utilizing powerful microscopes in the fields of biology, neuroscience, nanotechnology, and photophysics.

Linguist, language rights advocate Daniel Sanford takes Writing at Bates helm

Friday, August 14, 2015 11:34 am

A linguist and language rights advocate, Daniel Sanford is the new director of Bates College's Writing at Bates program.

Concerts on Quad conclude Aug. 13 with Stephanie Fogg Band

Thursday, August 13, 2015 4:29 pm

The Concerts on the Quad at Bates College concludes with Maine jazz and soul artist Stephanie Fogg and her band on Aug. 13.

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